Name: The Matchmaker
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1958
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford, Robert Morse

What The Matchmaker Is About

Set in 1884, the film follows Dolly Levi, a widow who keeps herself by all sorts of means and mostly by matchmaking. Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy and miserly merchant from Yonkers, pays her to find him a wife, but Dolly has the position in mind for herself. While he travels to New York to meet the woman proposed to him, she puts him off with an invented name. At the same time two of the merchant’s employees abandon the shop and run off to the city, and everyone ends up by chance in the same restaurant. Adapted from the play by Thornton Wilder, this film later became the source of the musical Hello, Dolly! Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine appear in Joseph Anthony’s hundred and one minute film, completed in 1958.

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What is The Matchmaker about?

Set in 1884, the film follows Dolly Levi, a widow who keeps herself by all sorts of means and mostly by matchmaking. Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy and miserly merchant from Yonkers, pays her to find him a wife, but Dolly has the position in mind for herself.

Where can I watch The Matchmaker?

The Matchmaker is available to watch on digital platforms such as Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.

How long is The Matchmaker?

The Matchmaker runs for 101 minutes (1h 41m).

When did The Matchmaker come out?

The Matchmaker was released in 1958.

Who directed The Matchmaker?

The Matchmaker was directed by Joseph Anthony.

Who stars in The Matchmaker?

The Matchmaker stars Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford.

What is The Matchmaker's rating?

The Matchmaker holds 6.8/10 on IMDb and 7.0/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.